Sounds like an interesting title, right? Well, apparently it’s an issue that just brought the world of Hollywod closer to geekdom. However, Paris Hilton did not exactly have to know the inner workings of Asterisk to conduct her “hack attack.” Last August, Paris allegedly spoofed fellow celeb Lindsay Lohan’s caller ID to retrieve the latter’s […]

December 7th, 2006 Dave Posted in AsteriskComments Off on Free SkypeOut Calls via VPN? Maybe Not Such a Good Idea

One great thing about VoIP is that it’s free. Well, usually at least. If you’re calling from computer-to-computer, or from VoIP phone to another VoIP phone (or even computer to VoIP phone), you can usually call at zero cost. Of course, if you have your own VoIP to Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) link, you […]

October 25th, 2006 admin Posted in AsteriskComments Off on VoIP Phones

Philips has released a whole lot of new VoIP phones recently, and I found a page with many of them listed. Many of which are compatible with Skype and Windows Live Messenger. The perks of using this type of phone instead of your hard phone are many, but I think my favorite has to be […]

October 20th, 2006 admin Posted in AsteriskComments Off on Mexuar releases “Click-to-Call”

After corresponding with Mexuar for a few weeks now, I have taken a peek at what they are doing with this “Click-to-Call” campaign. They will be using a web application that will connect users to phone lines using their computer. Think of it as a web-based softphone. I can see how this could be very […]

October 4th, 2006 admin Posted in Asterisk, TrixboxComments Off on Fonality Aquires Trixbox

Source Fonality, the leader in IP telephony systems for small and medium businesses and the world’s largest commercial Asterisk based deployment, today announced it has acquired trixbox, the world’s largest Asterisk based community. Trixbox founder Andrew Gillis will join Fonality and continue to lead the trixbox community. Fonality will commit engineering resources and broad financial […]

Source According to Keynote System’s third VoIP Competitive Intelligence Study, VoIP call quality has improved across the board since the company’s last study in December 2005. But Keynote said there is still room for improvement in the MOS and audio delay. The research company measured the performance of leading VoIP providers

October 2nd, 2006 admin Posted in AsteriskComments Off on VoIP Loves Small Business

Source Last year small and medium sized businesses spent nearly $2.1 billion on telephone service, about half the amount spent by large corporations, reports the Wall Street Journal. While the number is almost half that of the big players, the SMB sector is where folks are most dissatisfied with their phone service, making them ideal […]

September 29th, 2006 admin Posted in Asterisk, PBXComments Off on Job Postings

If you are a corporate client looking for someone to work on a PBX for you in the cheapest and most efficient manner, you have come to the right place. Take a look at our forum and post a job offer that our freelancing Asterisk-ers can take a look at. It’s easy, free, and confidential. […]

September 29th, 2006 admin Posted in AsteriskComments Off on New Asterisk Blog Forums

After putting many hours of work into setting up the forums, they are finally ready to be released. If you have been looking for a better way to discuss Asterisk or VoIP in general, then this is the way to go. You will get a response quickly and accurately for any questions that you may […]